Re: Measuring k

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• Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 17:27:12 -0500
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From: 	Julian Green[SMTP:julian-at-kbss.bt.co.uk]
Sent: 	Tuesday, September 16, 1997 12:04 PM
To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: 	Measuring k

I don't have a inductance meter, but I do have a scope and
I have recently been examining waveforms of my coil running
under various conditions. (I hope to provide pictures of 
scope traces if anyone is interested).

>From the scope trace I can see the point that the spark gap 
quenches and also determine k.

Please correct me if I'm wrong:

Spark gap quenches when the lobes finish and smooth decay
envelope starts.

k can be measured by counting the number of cycles to achieve
maximum potential  (on my coil this is 3 indicating a coupling
of 0.33)

Julian Green

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